Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 310, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 December 1912 — Birthday Cake. [ARTICLE]

Birthday Cake.

" One cup of flour sifted seven times, three heaping tablespoons of cornstarch, sift four times, one cup of sugar, sift four times. Cream scant half cup butter, with sugar and cornstarch. Beat in one at a time whites of six eggs, one-fourth cup of milk, one-half teaspoon almond flavor, flour to thicken, one and one-half teaspoons of baking powder. Beat until. it looks like a mass of whipped cream. Put in a pan lined with buttered paper and bake 45 minutes in a moderate oven. This recipe is original. It is the way I made my little girl’s birthday cake. It was delicious and fine grained. When it was cool I put on a nice, coating of chocolate frosting. After that gets hard put on a thick coat of white and cover it thickly with cocoanut. Put in two little candles, one pink, one white.